Beyond the border
By John Curley
The sun seemed to be sinking faster than usual, and the sky was transitioning from blue to gray, with streaks ...Read More
Posts about Building BRC
Follow the stories of building an annual desert metropolis.
Bustin’ dunes and swattin’ bugs
By John Curley
Good news! The playa is “harder and flatter” than it was last year, and maybe harder and flatter than it ...Read More
The Journey to Self
By John Curley
There are only a few boxes, a few outlines of shapes, out at the Man Base just now. Plywood sheets are ...Read More
Go go go go go …
By John Curley
Good morning DPW! That’s how the Cobra Commander opens his 7:30 morning meeting in the lovely al fresco dining area ...Read More
How the Fence Began
Do yall know who invented Burning Man’s trash fence in 1995? Lawrence Breed -- inventor of the world’s first computer ...Read More
Black Rock City Rises Again
By John Curley
It was right about the time that I pulled out a lens cloth from my back pocket and the cash ...Read More
Tips & Tricks #14 “What You Get From Theme Camps”
Theme Camps are the organs that make up the Burning Man Body. You can join a theme camp. You can create ...Read More
Showing Promise
By Jon Mitchell
April picked me up from West Oakland BART in a little blue coupe with a white racing stripe. As we ...Read More
The Temple of Promise
By Jon Mitchell
The Temple of Promise is a guide. It’s a calming hand, and it’s a listening ear. Nestled in its center ...Read More